{"product_id":"this-will-be-my-undoing-living-at-the-intersection-of-black-female-and-feminist-in-white-america-9780062666154","title":"This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of The Roots' 28 Brilliant Books by Black Authors in 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A writer to be reckoned with.\" --Roxane Gay \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2018 by \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNylon\u003c\/em\u003e, The Millions, Refinery29, the Huffington Post, Book Riot, Bitch Media, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Vol 1. Brooklyn, and Paperback Paris.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of the fiercest critics writing today, Morgan Jerkins' highly-anticipated collection of linked essays interweaves her incisive commentary on pop culture, feminism, black history, misogyny, and racism with her own experiences to confront the very real challenges of being a black woman today--perfect for fans of Roxane Gay's \u003cem\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/em\u003e, Rebecca Solnit's \u003cem\u003eMen Explain Things to Me\u003c\/em\u003e, and Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie's \u003cem\u003eWe Should All Be Feminists.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorgan Jerkins is only in her twenties, but she has already established herself as an insightful, brutally honest writer who isn't afraid of tackling tough, controversial subjects. In \u003cem\u003eThis Will Be My Undoing\u003c\/em\u003e, she takes on perhaps one of the most provocative contemporary topics: What does it mean to \"be\"--to live as, to \u003cem\u003eexist\u003c\/em\u003e as--a black woman today? This is a book about black women, but it's necessary reading for all Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoubly disenfranchised by race and gender, often deprived of a place within the mostly white mainstream feminist movement, black women are objectified, silenced, and marginalized with devastating consequences, in ways both obvious and subtle, that are rarely acknowledged in our country's larger discussion about inequality. In \u003cem\u003eThis Will Be My Undoing\u003c\/em\u003e, Jerkins becomes both narrator and subject to expose the social, cultural, and historical story of black female oppression that influences the black community as well as the white, male-dominated world at large. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether she's writing about \u003cem\u003eSailor Moon\u003c\/em\u003e; Rachel Dolezal; the stigma of therapy; her complex relationship with her own physical body; the pain of dating when men say they don't \"see color\"; being a black visitor in Russia; the specter of \"the fast-tailed girl\" and the paradox of black female sexuality; or disabled black women in the context of the \"Black Girl Magic\" movement, Jerkins is compelling and revelatory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerkins, Morgan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMorgan Jerkins is the author of \u003cem\u003eWandering in Strange Lands\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eThis Will Be My Undoing\u003c\/em\u003e and a Senior Culture Editor at ESPN's The Undefeated. Jerkins is a visiting professor at Columbia University and a Forbes 30 Under 30 leader in media, and her short-form work has been featured in the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, among many other outlets. She is based in Harlem. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643222888722,"sku":"9780062666154","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a536895-8498-4778-ae98-989145281ccd.jpg?v=1733080752","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-will-be-my-undoing-living-at-the-intersection-of-black-female-and-feminist-in-white-america-9780062666154","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}